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Chapter 2564

"Captain," as soon as Sokov finished speaking, Poledenko added: "From now on, not only your subordinates will live here, but you officers will also stay in this school like them. . I won’t leave without orders.”

When Sokov heard what Poledenko said, he couldn't help being surprised, and secretly said that if this arrangement was made, wouldn't it be equivalent to putting Hosenfeld and the others under house arrest in the school?

Before Sokov could speak, Vaserigov had already asked: "Major Poledenko, isn't this the same as locking everyone in the school?"

"Major," Poledenko said, looking at Vaserigov: "Such supervision measures are completely necessary before they officially begin their duties."

"Okay, okay, Major Vaserigov." Sokov was worried that the two of them would argue in front of Hosenfeld and others, which would have a negative impact on their image, so he quickly raised his hand to interrupt. They said: "Just do what Major Poledenko said. No one from the 3rd Security Detachment is allowed to leave the school before it officially begins duty."

Since Sokov was present, Poledenko clearly lacked confidence when he spoke just now. As long as the other party raised objections, his plan would be rejected. But what he didn't expect was that although Vaselgov raised questions, Sokov did not raise any objections and even agreed with his own arrangement.

"Comrade General," although Sokov agreed with his arrangement, Poledenko was still worried about what Sokov would have in mind, so he quickly pulled him aside and whispered: "You may think that I am like this The arrangement is not appropriate, but I actually have a reason.”

"Is there a reason?" Sokov had already guessed that Poledenko had his own purpose in making this arrangement, but now that he heard it from his own words, he couldn't help but ask: "Comrade Major, can you tell me, What’s the reason?”

Poledenko habitually looked to the left and right and saw that the others were seven or eight meters away from here. What he wanted to say could not be heard clearly. However, out of caution, he lowered his voice and said: "This is what Comrade Marshal meant. He was worried that these prisoners of war were unreliable and would leak our intelligence to the British and American sides." Perhaps because he was worried that Sokov did not understand what he meant, he also He further explained, "During the war, we were allies with Britain and the United States; but now that the war is over, there is no common enemy. Maybe one day in the future, our comrades who once fought side by side will become our enemies."

Sokov strongly agrees with Poledenko's statement. He nodded and said: "Yes, there are no permanent friends, only eternal interests. Comrades who once fought side by side may one day meet each other. For example, in 1939, we attacked Poland with Germany, but after In less than two years, we started a war with them that resulted in tens of millions of casualties.”

"According to intelligence analysis, Britain and the United States may launch a provocation against us in up to two years. Before that, they will do everything they can to collect intelligence on our army and then launch targeted operations." Poledenko said. Here, I glanced at the positions of Ernst and Hosenfeld not far away: "These Germans who are assisting us in our work may defect to them privately and collect information about our army for them..."

Hearing Poledenko's doubts about the German prisoners of war, Sokov really couldn't say anything. After all, the composition of the German prisoners of war was complex, and there would definitely be a certain degree of hidden dangers in recruiting them hastily. He could only nod and said: "You are right, Comrade Major. Then let everyone stay here first. After the training begins, we will send people to screen them to ensure that they are suitable for our army." loyalty."

"Yes, that's how I think about it." A smile appeared on Poledenko's face: "Since Comrade General has also seen this, he will start screening them as soon as possible and keep those who are loyal to our army. Let’s form a reliable security force.”

When the two returned to the crowd, Agelina asked casually: "Misha, what were you two whispering about over there?"

Naturally, Sokov couldn't tell Adelina about his conversation with Poledenko, so he quickly changed the topic: "Adelina, please help me ask Captain Hosenfeld. His first time was to help the Jews. What did you do when you were there?”

Agelina didn't understand why Sokov suddenly asked this question, but she still faithfully translated Sokov's words to Hosenfeld. At the end, she added: "Misha and the major just talked for a while, maybe they were talking about your affairs. If you can say something valuable, it will also be helpful to your future. "

After hearing this, Hossenfeld nodded gratefully to Agelina, and then talked about his past experience of helping Polish Jews: "I remember the first time I came into contact with the Jews was in May 1941, when we had not yet gone to war with Russia. The garrison headquarters in Warsaw began to concentrate Jews in fixed areas. Of course, not all Jews. If you work in some important factories and are important skilled workers, then congratulations, your certificate. The general was given a blue label, which meant that you were an important skilled worker and qualified to enter and exit the Jewish quarter.

One day, when I was driving by the entrance of the Jewish ghetto, I saw a man wearing a top hat and a very black windbreaker arguing with the Jewish policeman at the entrance. I vaguely heard the other person say that he was an important person. , even if there is no blue mark, you can enter and exit the Jewish ghetto at will. "

"Who is he?" After Agelina translated this passage, she asked on her own initiative: "What kind of important person is he?"

"I happened to know this Jew, who was the tutor of my friend's child. He was originally a mathematics professor at a university in Warsaw. After Warsaw was occupied by our army, Jews were no longer qualified to stay in the school and teach. In order to make a living, he gave me My friend’s child works as a tutor, specializing in teaching mathematics.”

"Since he is a teacher, he should be considered an important person." After hearing this, Vaselgov couldn't help but ask: "Why not put a blue label on him?"

"Comrade Major." Hoshenfeld looked at Vaselgov and said: "Before the war broke out, Jews who served as teachers were respected. But after our army entered Warsaw, a series of decrees were issued , one of which is that Jews are not allowed to engage in professions such as teaching. It can be said that a high-level intellectual who was once respected by others was not as good as a skilled worker who was once looked down upon by them. "

"What happened next?" Sokov asked, "What kind of help did you provide him?"

"Comrade General, since I know him, I will definitely not ignore him." Hosenfeld replied: "I ordered the driver to stop, then got out of the car and walked over, telling the Jewish policeman who stopped the professor that he was a recipient of Dear Professor, why don't you let him leave his residence?

The policeman replied: Today's professors don't even have an ordinary technical worker, and no one is willing to provide them with blue identification certificates. They cannot be let out of the residential area without proof of their special identity. "Although Agelina spent a lot of time in Warsaw, she never went to many places because she was worried about her identity being exposed. For example, she never set foot in Jewish gathering places. Therefore, Hossenfeld said What he said made her feel very strange.

"Captain Hosenfeld," Agelina asked curiously, "I think you must have helped him leave the Jewish ghetto. What happened next?"

"Don't worry, I will talk about this next." Hosenfeld continued: "After I negotiated with the Jewish police at the door, the other party finally agreed to make an exception and let the professor leave the residential area and follow me.

After getting on the bus, I curiously asked the professor why I didn't get the blue expression.

After hearing this, the professor replied bitterly: I thought I was in a classroom at a well-known university. When I went to the bank to apply for identity, the staff there would definitely put the special identity on my passport without hesitation. blue mark. Unexpectedly, when the other party heard that he was just a professor at the university, he coldly told him that professors and scholars are the most useless professions in society nowadays, and they are not qualified to receive the blue mark that represents a special status. After saying that, he kicked him out.

After he left the bank, he originally wanted to go to my friend to see if he could get a blue tag representing his identity with his help. Unexpectedly, on the way, he encountered a soldier checking his documents. Seeing that his passport did not have a blue tag representing a special status, they arrested him and sent him directly to a Jewish residence for detention. "

Hearing this, Vaserigov couldn't help but curiously asked: "Captain, why do you have to go to the bank to apply for identity? Shouldn't you go to the police station?"

"This is a rule from superiors. I don't know the specific reason."

"Oh oh oh, so that's it." Vaselgov continued to ask: "Then what happened next?"

"I took him to a nearby big bank and asked the clerk at the counter to put a blue label on his passport. But after the other party learned his true identity, he clearly told him that today's scholars and professors There is no qualification to apply for a special status. If you want to apply, you can only change your status to a skilled worker.

I thought about it at the time, since the bank staff said this, if he continued to want to remain a professor, it would definitely not be possible. So he tentatively asked him if he was willing to use another identity to obtain the blue label representing a special profession?

He thought for a long time and finally agreed to my proposal. So I told the bank staff to put a blue label on him to indicate that he was a skilled worker. The staff member picked up a pen, erased the professor status in his passport, and wrote a new occupation in the blank space: mechanical engineer. Then take out the seal, paste and blue tag, stick it in the passport and stamp it. After doing all this, he exchanged his passport to the professor.

I looked at the passport in the professor's hand and said to him with a smile: Mr. Professor, from now on, when you encounter officers and soldiers who are checking your identity, you can confidently tell them that you are a machine that has contributed to this society. Engineer. "

"What happened next?" Agelina asked eagerly: "What happened to the professor later?"

“After the failure of the Jewish Uprising in Warsaw in 1943, all the Jews were sent to concentration camps.” Hossenfeld sighed and said, “When I got the news and rushed to the Jewish ghetto, there were only corpses all over the ground. , the suitcases were thrown everywhere, and there was no living Jew in sight. I later checked the list of surviving Jews through my connections, and found that his name was in it. But unfortunately, he had been sent away. Auschwitz Concentration Camp.”

Others may not understand what Auschwitz represents, but Sokov knows very well in his heart that it is a notorious death camp. After entering that concentration camp, the chance of surviving is really low.

"So, the professor later died in Auschwitz?" Sokov asked tentatively.

"I think that's the case." Hosenfeld nodded and said, "As far as I know, some of the Jews who were sent to Auschwitz were sent to the gas chambers on the same day; even if they were lucky, , were selected for hard labor, and their survival time was only a few months. As new prisoners arrived, the older batch of prisoners would be sent to the gas chambers.”

"You may not know," Poledenko said: "Beginning on November 1945, 11, judges from the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and France formed the Nuremberg International Military Court in No. 20 of the Nuremberg Court. The court has officially opened. Twenty-one major war criminals recognized by the Allies, including German Air Marshal Hermann Goering, mustachioed deputy Rudolf Hess, and Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, will receive a fair trial."

After Poledenko reminded him, Sokov immediately remembered that the famous Nuremberg Trials were indeed held during this time. He curiously asked Poledenko: "Comrade Major, in addition to sending judges, did we send anyone to observe?"

"Yes, Comrade General." Poledenko nodded and said: "General Sokolovsky, the deputy commander of the cluster in Germany, after completing his debriefing in Moscow, flew directly to Nuremberg as a spectator. Participate in this trial.”

When he learned that the trial of German war criminals had begun, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little unable to sit still. He also wanted to go to Nuremberg as soon as possible to personally participate in this trial of the century and see how those German war criminals who had committed many crimes were judged justly. .

Thinking of this, Sokov couldn't help but ask Poledenko: "Comrade Major, if I want to go, I don't know who I should apply to?"

"It goes without saying." Poledenko said: "Of course you have to apply to Marshal Zhukov. I think that based on the friendship between you and Comrade Marshal, he will definitely agree to your going to Nuremberg to observe this important century event. Judgment.”

Poledenko's statement strengthened Sokov's determination to go to Nuremberg. Anyway, Patton had sent an invitation to him some time ago, hoping that he could go to Bavaria as a guest, and Nuremberg was in Bavaria. He could go to Nuremberg in the name of visiting Patton, and personally participate in this great trial that will go down in history as a bystander. . Thinking of this, Sokov turned to Agelina: "Agelina, are you interested in going to Bavaria? You know, General Patton has already sent me an invitation. Out of courtesy, I should visit him."